Author: halo@bungie.org
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2012 VGA Nominees Posted
Spike’s Video Game Awards are gearing up – nominees are posted for 25 separate categories. Halo 4 and 343 have been nominated for seven awards:Studio of the YearBest Xbox 360 GameBest ShooterBest Multi-player GameBest Original ScoreBest GraphicsBest Pe…
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300-0. Ouch.
Snipedown posted an Oddball game on Solace that shows why you really, really, REALLY don’t want to meet Halo pros in Matchmaking. (Snipedown goes 25-0 with 3 Overkills.) Thanks, CyReN. (Louis Wu 20:39:30 UTC)
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Xbox LIVE – the first decade
Today is the 10th anniversary of Xbox LIVE – and for a lot of people, some of the earliest memories of that service are Halo-related. Bungie has put up a collection of thoughts from fans around the interwebs – and even though they chose to use this op…
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Halo Bulletin – November 14
Last night, as with most Wednesday nights, the weekly Halo Bulletin was posted at Halo Waypoint – it’s chock-full of stats. All kinds of stats. Go explore it! (There’s a local copy as well, as always.)(Louis Wu 19:08:30 UTC)
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A super-cool gift to win
Over at NeoGAF, Shadders mentioned that he’s giving away a very cool, you-can’t-buy-it Halo 4 Moleskine notebook – swing by his post – or his Little English Halo Blog – to read what you’d need to do to win it! (He’s also giving away a Limited Edition …
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Videogame, Set, Match
Yesterday, Tex mentioned that Halo made a significant appearance in Tuesday’s episode of ‘Go On’ on NBC – I’d forgotten to mention it until Dart3rocks sent us an online link to the episode. Matthew Perry’s character is addicted to Reach! Take a look. …
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Charity Auction Update
Dogiojoe reminded us that all three segments of her charity auction are live – the first part actually finishes up in the next 6 hours! Go look at what’s available! Proceeds benefit Child’s Play and Idaho Parent’s Unlimited. (Louis Wu 18:53:45 UTC)
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More Reach Knock-Off Fun
Rockslider has expanded his Knock-Off fun in Reach Firefight – go see what’s online!(Louis Wu 18:44:51 UTC)
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Funnies on Fthursday (the F is silent)
It’s a day for Halo comics – Postmortem pointed out a recent episode of Dorkly that looks at the merchandizing of Halo, while RedGrimRune announced a new Halo-themed 6th Circle comic highlighting one of the more entertaining skulls. Go read! (Louis Wu…
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Master Chief at Requiem
RC Master let us know about a picture his girlfriend drew – great stuff!(Louis Wu 18:32:11 UTC)
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A transcendent playing experience outweighs all.
The Atlantic has an article that looks at Halo 4 – the headline is pretty funny:’Halo 4′ Gets Everything Wrong …except for the gameplay, which—as with the first three multi-billion-dollars-selling Halo first-person shooter games—is reall…
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Gamers with Jobs Episode 318
Check out the newest Gamers with Jobs ep. 318 with special guest David Ellis. Hint: They talk about Halo 4. Be warned, there is a spoiler section at the end.(mastrbiggy 04:40:52 UTC)
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IGN’s Podcast Unlocked: Makin’ Maps
IGN invited 343’s Kynan Pearson on their latest Podcast Unlocked – the topic of discussion is the designing of Halo 4 multiplayer maps. Go listen! Thanks, bs angel.(Louis Wu 18:19:36 UTC)
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Counting the XP
wwm0nkey posted a chart showing what you need to rank up in Halo 4. Useful!(Louis Wu 18:10:33 UTC)
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Another Halo Tattoo
JamesD let us know that he, too, got a Halo tattoo… really clean!(Louis Wu 18:09:23 UTC)
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Wasting Company Time at Waypoint
Stuff worth looking at on Halo Waypoint today: Halo 4: European Launch Recap – a behind-the-scenes look at the Lichtenstein event, plus glimpses at launch events all over the continent Halo 4: Austin Launch Recap – a great overview of the launch eve…
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Going To Invent Forge Home Run Derby Now, BRB
defendthehouse is back with their awesome Halo Mythbusters series with Episode 1 of the Halo 4 edition. Mantis Surfing. That’s all I need to say. Thanks to DeepCee for bringing it to our attention. Go watch!(GrimBrother One 16:56:14 UTC)
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Lowering Weapons, Not Expectations
CMneir wanted us know know about the his latest Halo 4 Tricks video which walks you through lowering your weapons online to aid in making machinima magic. Check it out and get to filming!(GrimBrother One 16:29:32 UTC)
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FLAGtacular
“Pod Errera”, er – DustStorm, let us know that Episode 331 of Podtacular is now live and ready for listening. The Pod crew talks to the Don Won, co-founder of the Fight Like a Girl Halo Tournament to discuss the events in this year’s FLAG tourney (whic…
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Halo 4 Domain Terminal Library – Open
Scattered throughout the Halo 4 Campaign are Domain Terminals – these are small constructs that provide valuable bits of story information to players who find them. The problem is… the information is not available in-game. When you find one, you’re t…
